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I knew this guy who was very special. He had a lot of family problems and he thought that they could be solved by drugs. Drugs drove him to taking his life. I want others to read and absorb these words and realize the true danger of drugs.

An Abrupt Stop

by Brandy Bryant

You started out with promise
You started out with hope
Until all your dreams were canceled
by a substance called dope

You dropped into a depression
you could not climb out
because you were under the assumption
dope would help you out

Now your life is over
it is the procession to cry
why should someone so young have to die?
That is a question I have no right to ask
but it seems as though things change oh so fast

So my friend if you hear me
please understand
there were people who loved you
you did not comprehend

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Aliesha

this poem touched me because last year i was like the person in the poem, and reading it has made me realise how lucky i am that my friends got me outta there. take everyday as it comes and never take life for granted.

Kelsey

I really liked this poen, it's been quit i few years ago but my moms cosin got hooked on drugs and one day he was in his room all screwed up on drugs and he yelled to his mom to come here and he shot himself in the hed when she walked in and he was only 17 years old. and i was hooked on drugs because i got in with the rong croud and i did alot of diffrent drugs and i was hooked i was on them everyday and then my so cald friends turned on me and jumped me and ever sence i have been clean it's only been a month now but everybody think's i'm doing really good becaus ei'm only 14 and i even dropped out of school for a few months and i went back 2 or 3 weeks ago but i just got suspended today but hopfully i'll get through the year and move on with my life . i think reading things like this really helps me with my problems i really liked your poem thanx for reminding me that i accually do have people that love me

chelsea

hey i love reading drug poems i think its sad because people mess their lifes up realy mad i wish people whould just stop it they need to respect themselfs a lot better thanks for all your poems maby someone will listen one day.

emma

i think that was beautiful i like it alot. good job

roxana

well who ever wrote it well i think it's one of the most touching poem and i think and really shows that the person really cared for there friend! i guess we still have goood! people in the world! roxana medrano

Miranda

this poem really touched me because my friend who is only 16 is doing so many drugs and i have tried talking to him to get him to stop because it kills me more and more everyday! and i don't know what to do!

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Poems for the People - Poems by the People

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An Abrupt Stop

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Poems for the People - Poems by the People